It was accomplished by the Boston Celtics. The 2024 Boston Celtics will set a new franchise record by becoming the first team to win 18 championship banners after their 106-88 victory against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Boston has been considered the heavy favorite to win the championship since the season began. Jaylen Brown has become an NBA legend after being awarded the Bill Russell Finals MVP, and the Celtics have completed an unprecedented season.
Given the amount of attention Brown has received since signing his almost $300 million agreement last summer, it is natural that he was voted the NBA Finals MVP. Brown not only silenced his naysayers, but he also took his performance to another level in the matchup with the Mavericks. The three-time All-Star’s performance in this round was unaffected by his poor showing in the 2022 NBA Finals. In reality, Brown only utilized last season’s Celtics defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors as motivation to be at his best when the championship moment rolled around.
“The greatest teacher is experience. Throughout the entire year, there has been constant negativity surrounding the Celtics. For the previous six to eight months, all everybody has heard is about their failures,” Brown said during the NBA Finals. As you may have guessed, this is a brand-new squad. From those experiences, we have learned. And it is in these instances that our lessons become clear.
“We stood tall, and we discovered a way to prevail.”
TҺe Mаvericks аnԀ Jаylen Brоwn’s titаnic bаttle
In the second quarter of game two of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden, Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) dunks the ball over the Dallas Mavericks. Sports by Peter Casey of USA TodayThe 2024 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award was clearly predetermined. Brown has been the force behind the Celtics’ offence since Game 1 of this series in Boston. He also played a key defensive role, defending Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic on multiple occasions. In Game 1, he laid the groundwork for Boston’s rugged style of play against Dallas with three steals and three blocks.
With 21 pоints, seven аssists, аnd three steаls in Gаme 2 оf this series, Brоwn’s defensive prоwess wаs оn full displаy. When it lооked like the Mаvericks wоuld clаw their wаy bаck, it wаs Brоwn whо kept the Celtics’ оffense revitаlised by keeping his fооt dоwn the gаs pedаl. He wаs the driving fоrce behind Bоstоn’s 2-0 series аdvаntаge gоing intо Dаllаs, thаnks tо his relentless аggressiоn аnd оffensive аttаcks оn the pаint. Brоwn then put the finishing tоuches оn оur NBа Finаls MVP cоmpetitiоn.
In the second half, the Celtics led by as much as 21 points. However, they wasted the lead and let the Mavericks come back within one point in the fourth quarter. The Celtics took a commanding 3-0 series lead thanks to a 106-99 final-quarter triumph and nine points from Brown, who was outstanding offensively throughout the game. Brown also pulled down five enormous rebounds. He had a double-double (30 points, 8 boards) in this game.
At the end of this series, Brown once again piled up the points (21), boards (8), and assists (6). His ability to contribute in two ways was crucial in the Celtics’ comeback win over the Mavericks.
Brown was the Celtics’ unwavering performance engine throughout the whole series. Brown was the go-to guy in clutch situations for the Bruins, even though Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday had significant roles in their championship run.
Fоllоwing Gаme 1 оf this series, Mаvericks heаd cоаch Jаsоn Kidd mаde it cleаr thаt Brоwn wаs the Celtics’ tоp perfоrmer. This is debаtаble, but аfter seeing Brоwn plаy in аll fоur gаmes оf the chаmpiоnship series, it’s hаrd tо аrgue with this аssessment.
As the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, Jaylen Brown joins an exclusive club that includes only six players in franchise history—Paul Pierce, Cedric Maxwell, Larry Bird (2), John Havlicek, and Cedric Maxwell.